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The self-proclaimed ‘Oregon Gangster’ is at it again with another ludicrous statement about the world of combat sports. This time, Chael Sonnen took to a radio show at 98.5FM to discuss the conspiracy theories surrounding the UFC 162 Anderson Silva loss. While doing so he made an odd comparison to the opponents of ‘Iron’ Mike...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | UFC featherweight title contender Ricardo Lamas recently joined our boys Chase Raymond and Kinch on BJPenn.com’s Late Night Cage Side Radio and talked all the MMA news surrounding his career. Lamas, who is one of the top contenders in the UFC featherweight division, was scheduled to fight the Korean Zombie at UFC 162...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Famed BJJ coach and longtime fan favorite of BJPenn.com, Cesar Gracie, joined our own Pedro Carrasco and George Mathews on Wednesday night’s episode (July 17th) of BJPenn.com Radio. Cesar is a staple in the training circles of the MMA community, he’s the head of the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in California, and he has...

After UFC President Dana White blasted Sports Illustrated while appearing on ESPN2’s “Highly Questionable,” he made a Friday appearance on the publication’s own “SI Now,” where he continued his vocal condemnation of their coverage of UFC 162. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA UFC President Dana White has never been one to hold back his...

“We’d really like to fight Jake Shields next. A little bit of that is availability. Both of those guys are coming off wins in the last couple months. We feel that stylistically, both guys are good on the ground so it could be a good place for Mike to really showcase his striking and his...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Our homeboys at BJPenn.com’s Late Night Cage Side Radio put on a great show this past Monday as they invited on a plethora of MMA talent and geared us up for this weekend’s Invicta 6 event, which goes down on Saturday (July 13th) in Kansas City. Cage Side hosts Chase Raymond and Kinch...

The rumors of a $1 million bet being placed on Weidman prior to his UFC 162 upset victory over Anderson Silva are apparently false. This is according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board chief of enforcement Jerry Markling, who has not only gone on record to MMAFighting.com about not investigating such a wager, but he...

“I’m flying to LA next week to go talk to [Silva]…Yes I do [expect the rematch]. Anderson Silva is going to get knocked out again by reality in a few days, and he is going to want to do this fight again… Actually, I am looking to do the rematch THIS year… It could be...

“He had felt my power and knew I was way more powerful than him, and he realized he couldn’t hurt me with anything he was going to do. I was in there right away trying to finish him, I don’t think he’s used to that. I didn’t really care where the fight went. I went...

“Sponsors pay more money for the primetime airtime. So yeah, it’s going to be a little different than if I’d been higher up on the card, but this was another opportunity to get myself in that spot and make more money on sponsors. Hopefully that happens… The only guys I’ve lost to are guys who...

Regardless of whether or not, you believe Chris Weidman’s (10-0) win over former UFC middleweight champ, Anderson Silva (33-5) was a fluke or not, Silva has opened up as a favorite in early betting lines for a rematch that has yet to be announced or scheduled. Silva had gone undefeated in his previous 16 fights...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | For the first time in seven years the UFC middleweight strap is staying in The United States of America. Chris Weidman became the first man in UFC history to get the best of Anderson “The Spider” Silva and he made American’s all over the country proud on the 4th of July weekend when...

Former UFC light heavyweight champion, Vitor Belfort (23-10 MMA, 12-6 UFC), was a keen observer when it came time for the main event of UFC 162 this past Saturday night in Las Vegas. After Chris Weidman (10-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) shocked the MMA world by dethroning Anderson “The Spider” Silva, Vitor immediately issued a challenge...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | The boys over at BJPenn.com’s Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio are gearing us all up for the upcoming Invicta 6 card, which goes down this Saturday (July 13th) in Kansas City and live on PPV. The event is loaded with compelling female fights and one of the most interesting and anticipated bouts of the night will...

Tonight starting at 10pm EST 7pm PST Late Night Cageside Radio powered by bjpenn.com returns with a great line-up. We will start the show with the #1 WMMA Featherweight according to the Unified Women’s MMA rankings and Invicta FC headliner Marloes Coenen. Marloes takes on Cyborg Santos for the inaugural Invicta FC featherweight title this...

Anderson Silva has stated on several occasions that he wants a scrap against boxing legend, Roy Jones Jr. After his loss this past weekend, Dana White said that fight is still possible, but don’t tell that to Jon Jones who was seen at UFC 162 staring down the pugilist. Bones Jones vs Roy Jones pic.twitter.com/xY5QjD5oHo...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Although this past weekend’s news of Chris Weidman dethroning Anderson Silva to become the new UFC Middleweight Champion has understandably spilled over and flooded MMA news sites across the web there have been a couple other intriguing stories that have risen from the rubble of UFC 162, including news that UFC...

The UFC boss has crowned a new pound-for-pound king following Anderson Silva’s second round defeat at last weekend’s UFC 162 event and that man is UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. To hear the UFC bosses comments, hit play below and catch-all his post-fight musings.

Vitor Belfort has cemented himself as one of the greatest ever. His recent run of domination in the UFC’s middleweight division is nothing short of amazing. While he likely deserves a rematch at Anderson or a crack at the new champ, UFC president Dana White told reporters during the UFC 162 post-fight media event that...

Mark Munoz, returned to action with an impressive win over top middleweight contender Tim Boetsch. During his appearance on the FUEL TV post-fight show he took to the mic to give his take on what a rematch would yield for himself against Chris Weidman. “You saw the real Mark Munoz tonight,” Munoz said on the...

Video: Highlights: UFC 162: Silva – Weidman Last weekend in the UFC 162 main event, Chris Weidman shocked the world by knocking out Anderson Silva in the second round of their five-round title fight. If you missed the historic matchup hit play above to catch a full fight highlight.

By Evan Stoumbelis – @MMAEvan MMA fans have heard how Anderson Silva wants to fight one of his idols, boxer Roy Jones Jr, a fight that makes zero sense to many fans. Dana White weighed in on the situation to MMAjunkie on Thursday saying “Roy Jones Jr. is coming to the fight, Roy and I...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Today (Wednesday, July 4th) the UFC hosted it’s pre-fight press conference for Saturday’s UFC 162 event in Las Vegas and the main event fighters sat down to talk with the media and discuss their upcoming fights. UFC president Dana White also joined the discussion and talked about several things ranging from live gate,...

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